{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Taylor Smith","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/taylorsmith","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"67509","username":"taylorsmith","bio":"Husband of one, father of two. Music professor, musicologist, and musician. Surfer, bicyclist, reluctant runner. 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It is pretty big out there!</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ftaylorsmith.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F41836b350d.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://taylorsmith.micro.blog/2022/11/24/a-great-way.html","date_published":"2022-11-24T17:49:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-24 17:49","date_timestamp":1669312172,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"14357470","content_html":"<p>Sonata No. 1 for Viola da gamba and Harpsichord by J.S. 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But, I also didn’t prep very well, so it’s no big surprise.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://taylorsmith.micro.blog/2022/11/11/last-nights-concert.html","date_published":"2022-11-11T17:55:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-11 17:55","date_timestamp":1668189303,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"13923515","content_html":"<p>I have tried to make Mastodon work for me. Multiple times. But every instance I’ve joined feels so hostile and vitriolic. Never mind that it just feels like shouting into a dark void since I don’t have any “friends” there. 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In fact, this was the first time had been <em>anywhere</em> with the kind of fall foliage I have seen in photos of New England and other “autumny” places.  ‘Twas beautiful!</p>\n\n<p><img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Ftaylorsmith.micro.blog%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F53cb679e6a.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"></p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://taylorsmith.micro.blog/2022/11/05/i-visited-pennsylvania.html","date_published":"2022-11-06T05:21:16+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-06 05:21","date_timestamp":1667712076,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"13675551","content_html":"<p>@Mandalorian Oh man. I know how this feels. Mine have been doing that for a decade, nonstop (or at least it <em>feels</em> this way).</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/13675551","date_published":"2022-11-04T18:03:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-11-04 18:03","date_timestamp":1667585006,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12566973","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dejus\">@dejus</a> Agreed. I think In-n-Out is kind of  overblown and more hype than bite. I grew up in Southern California and never understood the craze.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/12566973","date_published":"2022-03-09T15:10:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-03-09 15:10","date_timestamp":1646838635,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12492723","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/dejus\">@dejus</a> I grew up at the bottom of Mt San Jacinto (the snowy peak above the huge wind farm), but on the other side. I have climbed it multiple times from the desert floor in Palm Springs. It’s an amazing experience: and ascent of over 10,000 vertical feet within about 10 miles! It’s both beautiful and brutal. :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/12492723","date_published":"2022-02-16T17:37:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-02-16 17:37","date_timestamp":1645033048,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12489504","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/joelhamill\">@joelhamill</a> Got it. Thanks for clarifying. I am sorry I was extra defensive. Maybe it’s a social-media-induced reflex: when in doubt, assume someone is disingenuous and is actually mocking you. I hate that this is what we’ve all become.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/12489504","date_published":"2022-02-15T19:56:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-02-15 19:56","date_timestamp":1644954961,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12489348","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/joelhamill\">@joelhamill</a> Yes, it’s a funny thing to complain about. I appreciate the eye poke. 👎</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/12489348","date_published":"2022-02-15T19:04:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-02-15 19:04","date_timestamp":1644951883,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12458259","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/hutaffe\">@hutaffe</a> Both John and Merlin are on my Top 5 Internet-lebrities List, and, unlike so many other “famous-on-the-internet” folks, their influence is well earned.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/12458259","date_published":"2022-02-07T15:31:29+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-02-07 15:31","date_timestamp":1644247889,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12458257","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/hutaffe\">@hutaffe</a> #supertrain “All the great shows!” :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/12458257","date_published":"2022-02-07T15:28:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-02-07 15:28","date_timestamp":1644247698,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12392023","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/odd\">@odd</a> I have a PhD in musicology, and struggle to figure it out. The trouble is, Apple is the better alternative when it comes to supporting musicians/songwriters, so I would rather use Apple Music … although “better” is a funny way to put it since it’s still pretty terrible.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/12392023","date_published":"2022-01-19T19:05:09+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-19 19:05","date_timestamp":1642619109,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12388699","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith\">@taylorsmith</a> Here, I’m alive!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/12388699","date_published":"2022-01-18T21:58:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-18 21:58","date_timestamp":1642543097,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12387804","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/josephaleo\">@josephaleo</a> Yep! I live in nearby El Cajon. Howdy.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/12387804","date_published":"2022-01-18T17:04:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-18 17:04","date_timestamp":1642525465,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"12338525","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jthingelstad\">@jthingelstad</a> Ugh. I am sorry. My wife and daughter both ended up with COVID (both fully vaccinated). Luckily, my son and I were able to escape infection. It’s good to hear that you have a mild case.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/12338525","date_published":"2022-01-05T03:02:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2022-01-05 03:02","date_timestamp":1641351743,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11253336","content_html":"<p>@ohBananaJoe Butthead :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/11253336","date_published":"2021-03-31T04:48:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-31 04:48","date_timestamp":1617166105,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11248053","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith\">@taylorsmith</a> for the curious: <em>Back to the Future 2</em></p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/11248053","date_published":"2021-03-30T05:26:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-30 05:26","date_timestamp":1617082010,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11214862","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/christinerenner\">@christinerenner</a> Here is reply! Hello from San Diego! :) I, too am kind of new ‘round here. I generally like Micro.blog. A social “network” is only as good as the individual users’ willingness to engage; so far folks have been pretty friendly :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/11214862","date_published":"2021-03-23T22:51:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-23 22:51","date_timestamp":1616539873,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11181982","content_html":"<p>@JMaxB I lost count of how many times I had to stick a pencil in there to fix the mess my little sisters made with one of those. :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/11181982","date_published":"2021-03-17T20:05:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-17 20:05","date_timestamp":1616011504,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11181971","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/kimberlyhirsh\">@kimberlyhirsh</a> I didn’t buy the regalia for my PhD ceremony. I regretted it. I ended up buying some a year later. Granted: as a professor, I actually <em>wear</em> the regalia once a year. If I never had the occasion to wear it, I would probably feel differently.</p>\n<p>I say: you’re right. You <em>earned</em> that hood and tam :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/11181971","date_published":"2021-03-17T20:02:51+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-17 20:02","date_timestamp":1616011371,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11118377","content_html":"<p>@ohBananaJoe I have been using Journey for quite sometime and enjoy it quite a lot as well. I was using DayOne, but that kept getting more and more bloated (and pricey!), so I switched to Journey and have really liked it. I haven’t used the web interface, though.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/11118377","date_published":"2021-03-05T16:51:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-05 16:51","date_timestamp":1614963077,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11110134","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/rom\">@rom</a> Good point. Their privacy policy looks pretty solid, but I am not an expert on all of the ways companies try to hide that kind of stuff.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/11110134","date_published":"2021-03-04T05:13:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-04 05:13","date_timestamp":1614834793,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11047862","content_html":"<p>@ohBananaJoe My son once told us he wanted be a Cheez-It when he grew up. I wish I had thought of that!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/11047862","date_published":"2021-02-20T18:00:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-02-20 18:00","date_timestamp":1613844019,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11022562","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/kitt\">@kitt</a> Thanks. I am likely exaggerating my displeasure. I tend to do that. The fact is, I have a good (maybe <em>great</em>) job and live in a place most people only wish for. And yet, things feel stifling and frustrating much of the time. American politics and culture have me feeling like I should simply find a way to not have to deal with any of that anymore.</p>\n<p>All of that being said, I am interested in ideas.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/11022562","date_published":"2021-02-15T23:09:25+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-02-15 23:09","date_timestamp":1613430565,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11017415","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/herself\">@herself</a> I am not using Craft as much more than a nice-looking text editor with a few extra features. There are <em>a lot</em> of features I am not using. For me, it has turned into something like a “pro” version on Apple Notes.</p>\n<p>In the past, I have had good luck with <a href=\"https://apps.apple.com/us/app/keep-it-mobile/id1272769808\">Keep It</a>. Honestly, I can’t remember why I stopped using it :)</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/11017415","date_published":"2021-02-14T22:54:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-02-14 22:54","date_timestamp":1613343264,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11017104","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/herself\">@herself</a> I use a funny combination of bitly, Instapaper, and Apple Notes/Craft for keeping track of these things. Each “box” for different types of info/URLs. It’s kind of a mess, but I am able to make some sense out of it.</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/11017104","date_published":"2021-02-14T21:07:10+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-02-14 21:07","date_timestamp":1613336830,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"11016880","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jthingelstad\">@jthingelstad</a> I grew up on the other side of the mountain (in Hemet, CA). I made <em>many</em> trips across the Banning Pass for swim meets, the prom, etc as a high school kid. It’s like a forest of propellers!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/taylorsmith/11016880","date_published":"2021-02-14T19:49:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Taylor Smith","url":"https://taylorsmithmusic.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Ftaylorsmith%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"taylorsmith"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-02-14 19:49","date_timestamp":1613332177,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}}]}